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There appears to be a circular route on OSM cycle maps labelled "SR". The route is in south-west Warwickshire and in part goes along NCN 5. It's not the Stratford-upon-Avon to Redditch cycle route. Part of it (from New End to the River Arrow) is off-road and certainly "rough stuff". I cycled it last week and didn't notice any route signs for it.

I've tried a quick internet search but couldn't pinpoint it. Any info would be gratefully received.

P.S. Good beer and food at the King's Head, Aston Cantlow and a decent campsite with decent shop (Island Meadow) that does backpacker rates

I'd hazard a guess that it's those (optional) parts of a Stratford-Redditch route that aren't part of a longer (NCN) route.

There are similar "SI" (Ilmington) and "SW" (Welford) routes to the south of Stratford.

cheers andrew_s

Those roads are amongst my local riding routes, very tranquil way of getting to Stratford for coffee!

Nice tip re: the campsite, tempted to try it out with my wife & the dog this summer!

audaxjk wrote: ↑30 May 2022, 9:37pm Those roads are amongst my local riding routes, very tranquil way of getting to Stratford for coffee!

Nice tip re: the campsite, tempted to try it out with my wife & the dog this summer!

I'm a very slow roller who avoids busier roads and so most of my rides are relatively short and local. I tend to limit myself to the lanes north/north-west of Coventry (I live in a place called Keresley just on the edge of Coventry). I've used the campsite a couple of times in the last few months as it's good to get out with the tent and it gives me a chance to cycle some less familiar lanes.

SR - Scenic Route?
It certainly looks it.

Find it on https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org and click the Routes button for the full name and any other info.

mjr wrote: ↑31 May 2022, 3:16pm Find it on https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org and click the Routes button for the full name and any other info.

Thanks for that, mjr. I went to bookmark the link (in my "Bike Navigation" folder) but saw that it was already there! The older I get, that kind of thing happens more. I don't recall using the website before.

There's a lot of information there, especially when one starts clicking deeper into it (history etc.), and I don't reckon i'll be able to decipher it all. I still can't find what SR stands for (it seems to have no name only "SR" reference on the website) but I'd put money on andrew_s being spot on with his guess of "(optional) parts of a Stratford-Redditch route that aren't part of a longer (NCN) route" - especially considering those similar routes "SI" (Ilmington) and "SW" (Welford) to the south of Stratford.

PH - it certainly is a scenic route and even has a ford on it:

Thanks - might be down that way in a couple of weeks - and the campsite looks good!